Demystifying buzzwords, laying bare the truths behind oft-quoted numbers and answering the questions you were always too embarrassed to ask, the breezy Naked Economics gives readers the tools they need to engage with pleasure and confidence in the deeply relevant, not-so-dismal …
Wheelan cuts a large swath though contemporary microeconomic and macroeconomic issues, controversies, and fallacies. Topics include environmental problems, health care and insurance, risk and safety, education and productivity, the Federal Reserve System and monetary policy, fin…
In the first comprehensive and full-length study of the English historical economists, Gerard Koot traces their revolt against the theory, policy recommendations and academic dominance of classical and neoclassical economics in Britain between 1870 and 1926. English Historical E…
A look at how English historical critics challenged the deductive method and mechanistic assumptions of the economic orthodoxy, developing an historical and inductive method for economic studies.
"Ftom the collapse of housing prices to the thousand-point drops in the stock market, the past five years have been full of economic crises. These changes not only effect the overall market--they can also drastically influence your personal finances and day-to-day life. In this …
"Ftom the collapse of housing prices to the thousand-point drops in the stock market, the past five years have been full of economic crises. These changes not only effect the overall market--they can also drastically influence your personal finances and day-to-day life. In this …
This title is a cutting-edge reference work to philosophical issues in the practice of economics. It is motivated by the view that there is more to economics than general equilibrium theory and that the philosophy of economics should reflect the diversity of activities and topic…
This title is a cutting-edge reference work to philosophical issues in the practice of economics. It is motivated by the view that there is more to economics than general equilibrium theory, and that the philosophy of economics should reflect the diversity of activities and topi…
Introducing behavioral economics : the science of making real-world choices -- Understanding choice -- Growing the economic pie : the economic importance of ethics, well-being, and culture -- When bubbles and busts and inefficiencies are possible : some behavioral insights into …
A controversial look at the impending Chinese economic collapse-the history behind it, its contemporary causes, and its dire implications for the global economy All the experts agree: the 21st century belongs to China. Given America's looming insolvency and the possibility of th…